N. Prakashet al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology E-ISSN 0976-3945 Research Paper POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF GRID INTER CONNECTED HYBRID SYSTEM USING STATCOM 1 N. Prakash, 2V R. Balaji, 3M. Sudha Address for Correspondence 1,2,3 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. ABSTRACT A Power quality problem is an occurrence deals as a nonstandard voltage, current or frequency that results in a failure or a mis-operated in end user equipment. Utility distribution networks, sensitive industrial loads and critical commercial operations suffer from various types of outages and service interruptions which can cost significant financial losses. With the restructuring of power systems and with shifting trend towards distributed and dispersed generation, the issue of power quality is going to take newer dimensions. Injection of the wind power into an electric grid affects the power quality. The performance of the wind turbine and thereby power quality are determined on the basis of measurements and the norms followed according to the guideline specified in International Electro-technical Commission standard, IEC-61400. The influence of the hybrid energy in the grid system concerning the power quality measurements are active power, reactive power, harmonics, and electrical behaviour of switching operation and these are measured according to national/international guidelines. The paper study demonstrates the power quality problem due to installation of wind turbine and photovoltaic system with the grid. In this proposed scheme STATIC COMPENSATOR (STATCOM) is connected at a point of common coupling with a battery energy storage system (BESS) to mitigate the power quality issues. The battery energy storage is integrated to sustain the real power source under fluctuating wind power. The STATCOM control scheme for the grid connected hybrid energy generation system for power quality improvement is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK in power system block set. Finally the proposed scheme is applied for both balanced and unbalanced non linear loads. KEYWORDS Power Quality, Wind Generating System (WGS), STATCOM, BESS, International electro-technical commission (IEC) standard. 1. INTRODUCTION Energy plays an important role in our daily life activities. As there is a large increase in population, urbanization and industrialization, there is increase in energy demand too that is increasing day by day. The major fossil fuels like coal, petroleum and natural gas are depleting day by day. Moreover it is assumed that these fossil fuels will be depleted in few hundred years. The phenomenon of increasing the rate of energy consumption and supply is decreasing that result into energy shortage. This is referred to as energy crisis. So as to meet future energy requirement, any other alternative or renewable sources of energy have to be developed. All non conventional energy sources have geographical limitations except solar energy. Solar energy has less geographical limitations as compared to other non conventional sources of energy because solar energy is available over the entire globe. Nowadays solar energy has become one of the most promising renewable energy due to its inexhaustible and environmental advantages. Solar energy is set to play an ever increasing role in generating the form, affecting the appearance and construction of buildings. The principal reason for this is that photovoltaic systems which produce electricity directly from solar radiation are becoming more widespread as their advantages become apparent and as costs fall. The influence of the wind turbine in the grid system concerning the power quality measurements are-the active power, reactive power, variation of voltage, harmonics, and electrical behavior of switching operation.This paper study demonstrates the power quality problem due to installation of wind turbine with the grid. Power quality-The issue Ideally, the goal of power industry is to supply a purely sinusoidal voltage at fixed amplitude and fixed frequency. Whereas it is the duty of the supplier to provide an almost sinusoidal voltage with less variation in amplitude and frequency, the user also has a part to play in creating such a scenario. The interface point at which the utility company’s responsibility ends and the user’s responsibility starts is often termed as the point of common coupling (PCC). At the PCC, both the utility company and the user have some factors to comply with. While the utility company has to provide reliable power, the user has to ensure that the load connected does not lead to higher losses in the generation, transmission and distribution systems. Considering some arbitrary load, the total current consumed can be split into three components – active, reactive and harmonic. Whereas the active current flow leads to real power consumption and is subsequently responsible for the energy absorbed by the system to do work, the reactive and harmonic currents do not lead to any net energy transfer. While the reactive current is required to establish the magnetic medium and is responsible for the energy conversion in electrical systems, the harmonic currents are the result of the switching devices used in electronic and power electronic systems. So, it is evident that one cannot do away with the reactive and harmonic currents. However, since the net energy transfer due to them (during any given fundamental period) is zero, it is not required that these currents have to be taken from the grid. It must be noted that, the ‘zero energy transfer’ we are talking about is at the PCC. That is, losses at the generation, transmission and distribution systems do exist when loads draw reactive and harmonic currents. In order to bring down these losses, the utility companies require the user to absorb a nearly purely active current. Power quality standards, Issues and its consequences International Electro Technical Commission Guidelines The guidelines are provided for measurement of power quality of wind turbine. The standard norms are specified [5]. 1) IEC 61400-21: Wind turbine generating system, Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology part 21. Measurement and Assessment of power quality characteristic of grid connected wind turbine. 2) IEC 61400-13: Wind turbine measuring procedure in determining the power behavior. 3) IEC 61400-3-7: Assessment of emission limit for fluctuating load. Voltage Variation The voltage variation issue results from the wind velocity and generator torque. The voltage variation is directly related to real and reactive power variations. The voltage flicker issue describes dynamic variations in the network caused by wind turbine or by varying loads [4]. The voltage variation is commonly classified as under: Voltage Sag/Voltage Dips. Voltage Swells. Short Interruptions. Long duration voltage variation. Harmonics The harmonic results due to the operation of power electronic converters. The harmonic voltage and current should be limited to the acceptable level at the point of wind turbine connection to the network. Consequences of the issues The voltage variation, harmonics and reactive power causes the mal-function of equipments like controllers. It may leads to tripping of contractors, tripping of protection devices, stoppage of sensitive equipments like personal computer, programmable logic control system and may stop the process and even can damage of sensitive equipments. Thus it degrades the power quality in the grid. 2. WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM The wind energy conversion consists of a wind turbine connected to a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG). The DFIG will produce power depends on the speed of wind. The major problem with wind power generation is uneven wind speed. Another main problem in wind energy generation is the connection to the grid. Injection of wind power into the grid affects the power quality resulting in poor performance of the system. [6]The wind energy system faces frequently fluctuating voltage due to the nature of wind and introduction of harmonics into the system. Design of doubly fed induction generator The Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) based wind turbine with variable-speed variable-pitch control scheme is the most popular wind power generator in the wind power industry. This machine can be operated either in grid connected or standalone mode. A thorough understanding of the modeling, control, and dynamic as well as the steady state analysis of this machine in both operation modes is necessary to optimally extract the power from the wind and accurately predict its performance. In this project a detailed electromechanical model of a DFIG-based wind turbine connected to power grid as well as autonomously operated wind turbine system with integrated battery energy storage is developed in the MATLAB/Simulink environment and its corre- E-ISSN 0976-3945 sponding generator and turbine control structure is implemented. Typically, most of the wind turbines are located at remote places or offshore where the power grid is usually long and weak characterized by under voltage condition. Because of the limited reactive power capability, DFIG cannot always supply required reactive power; as a result, its terminal voltage fluctuates. Hence, a voltage regulation device is required for the secure operation of the overall wind turbine together with power grid during normal operation as well as disturbances in the grid. Flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) devices, through their fast, flexible, and effective control capability, provide solution to this challenge. Therefore, this thesis examines the use of Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) to regulate terminal voltage of the DFIG wind turbine system. The series compensation in the transmission line to improve steady state voltage and enhance power carrying capability of the line is also examined. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the implemented system for steady state as well as dynamic voltage regulation. Real and Reactive Power Capability of the DFIG With the increased penetration level of wind power in the power system, grid utilities want wind turbine generator system to behave like a conventional synchronous generator in terms of real and reactive power settings [8]. In other words, wind turbines have to contribute not only to active power generation but also to the reactive power. Hence, wind turbines should have extended reactive power capability not only during voltage dips but also in steady state operation. Although, the DFIG wind turbines are able to control active and reactive power independently of one another by virtue of ac/dc/ac power electronic converter present on it, the reactive power capability of those generators depend on the active power generated, the slip and the limitation due to 20. Following design parameters: 1) rotor voltage, 2) stator current and 3) rotor current. The grid side inverter reactive power capability can be taken into consideration, but in commercial system, this converter usually works with unity power factor, i.e. zero reactive power, so the total reactive power capability of the generator is equal to the stator reactive power capability. Therefore, in this thesis, the steady state operation of the DFIG wind turbine system is described clearly through the characteristic curves. The steady state active power flow in the stator and rotor side is presented for sub-synchronous and super-synchronous operation modes of the DFIG. The reactive power capability of the DFIG is studied through the P-Q diagram. The reactive power capability is obtained for maximum power point operation mode and is extended to the pitch control operation mode of the DFIG as well which is not found in the literature. The reactive power capability curve of the overall DFIG with the STATCOM connected at the PCC is derived to meet the steady state power factor requirement. Model of DFIG Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology E-ISSN 0976-3945 The DFIG consists of stator winding and the rotor winding equipped with slip rings. The stator is provided with three-phase insulated windings making up a desired pole design and is connected to the grid through a three-phase transformer. Similar to the stator, the rotor is also constructed of three-phase insulated windings. The rotor windings are connected to an external stationary circuit via a set of slip rings and brushes. By means of these components, the controlled rotor current can be either injected to or absorbed from the rotor windings [12]. 3. PROPOSED SYSTEM PV Cell The PV cells are made of semiconductor materials, such as silicon. For solar cells, a thin semiconductor wafer is specially treated to form an electric field, positive on one side and negative on the other. When light energy strikes the solar cell, electrons are knocked loose from the atoms in the semiconductor material. If electrical conductors are attached to the positive and negative sides, forming an electrical circuit, the electrons can be captured in the form of an electric current - that is, electricity. This electricity can then be used to power a load. PV Cell Design The standard one diode or 5 parameter model used to represent the SPV module is shown in Figure 3.1. It consists of a current source in parallel with a diode, a shunt resistance and a series resistance. The modeling equations are: = ( , )= = − = = + Figure 3.1 Equivalent Circuit of a single PV Cell Boost converter The Boost converter is used to extract power from the PV Array, in order to maintain the Constant Power Output. In the Proposed model, the boost converter boosts DC voltage from 273.5 V to 500V. This converter uses a MPPT system which automatically varies the duty cycle in order to generate the required voltage to extract maximum power. Maximum Power point Tracking (MPPT) Algorithm: (Incremental Conductance Method) In this proposed System, Incremental Conductance (INC) algorithm is used for MPPT. The incremental conductance uses the PV array's incremental conductance dI/dV to compute the sign of dP/dV. It does this using an expression derived from the condition that, at the maximum power point, dP/dV = 0. Be- ginning with this condition, it is possible to show that, at the MPP dI/dV = -I/V. Thus, incremental conductance can determine that the MPPT has reached the MPP and stop perturbing the operating point. If this condition is not met, the direction in which the MPPT operating point must be perturbed can be calculated using the relationship between dI/dV and -I/V. The Incremental Conductance method can be mathematically derived as follows ( ) = = + At MPP, =0 V dI dI +I=0 =− Figure 3.2 Standard MPP Curve using INC Conductance Algorithm Three phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) using sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) technique Single-phase VSIs cover low-range power applications and three-phase VSIs cover the medium- to high-power applications. The main purpose of these topologies is to provide a three-phase voltage source, where the amplitude, phase, and frequency of the voltages should always be controllable. Although most of the applications require sinusoidal voltage waveforms arbitrary voltages are also required in some emerging applications (e.g., active filters, voltage compensators). As in single-phase VSIs, the switches of any leg of the inverter (S1 and S4, S3 and S6, or S5 and S2) cannot be switched on simultaneously because this would result in a short circuit across the dc link voltage supply. Similarly, in order to avoid undefined states in the VSI, and thus undefined ac output line voltages, the switches of any leg of the inverter cannot be switched off simultaneously as this will result in voltages that will depend upon the respective line current polarity. Of the eight valid states, two of them produce zero ac line voltages. In this case, the ac line currents In order to generate a given voltage waveform, the inverter moves from one state to another. Thus the resulting ac output line voltages consist of discrete values of voltages that are vi , 0, and ÿvi .The selection of the states in order to generate the given waveform is done by the modulating technique that should ensure the use of only the valid states. Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology Now, we define,V = V + V , where ‘j’ is the imaginary operator. ‘V’ is called the space vector. The concept is similar to and has many advantages like “phasor” representation of sinusoidal quantities. V=V +V 3 3 V = V sin − j V cos 2 2 3 3 V = −j V cos + j V sin 2 2 E-ISSN 0976-3945 3 ( ) V 2 ° 3 V= Vm ej ωt-90 2 The usefulness of ‘V’ is that it gives a good insight about how the three phase quantities appear in the α-β plane. V= Flow Chart for Incremental Conductance Algorithm Figure 3.2.Flow Chart for Incremental Conductance Algorithm STATCOM The STATCOM (or SSC) is a shunt-connected reactive-power compensation device that is capable of generating and or absorbing reactive power and the output can be varied to control the specific parameters of an electric power system. [7] Specifically, the STATCOM considered in this chapter is a voltage-source converter that, from a given input of dc voltage, produces a set of 3-phase ac-output voltages, each in phase with and coupled to the corresponding ac system voltage through a relatively small reactance (provided by either an interface reactor or the leakage inductance of a coupling transformer). The dc voltage is provided by an energy-storage capacitor[10]. A STATCOM can improve power-system performance in such areas as the following: 1. The dynamic voltage control in transmission and distribution systems 2. The power-oscillation damping in power transmission systems 3. The transient stability 4. The voltage flicker control and 5. The control of not only reactive power but also (if needed) active power in the connected line, requiring a dc energy source. 6. Furthermore, a STATCOM does the following: It occupies a small footprint, for it replaces passive banks of circuit elements by compact electronic con- Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology verters. It offers modular, factory-built equipment, thereby reducing site work and commissioning time and it uses encapsulated electronic converters, thereby minimizing its environmental impact. A STATCOM is analogous to an ideal synchronous machine, which generates a balanced set of three sinusoidal voltages at the fundamental frequency with controllable amplitude and phase angle. This ideal machine has no inertia, is practically instantaneous, does not significantly alter the existing system impedance, and can internally generate reactive (both capacitive and inductive) power [3]. Figure.3.3 Basic STATCOM connection to a Grid The STATCOM is in principle a voltage source converter (VSC) connected via an inductance to a grid. The concept has been known for many years and is described in detail figure 3.3 shows an example of a STATCOM connected to a grid. 4.SIMULATION RESULTS Grid interconnected hybrid system S NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 E-ISSN 0976-3945 The Grid interconnected Hybrid system consists of a wind Energy Conversion System and Photo Voltaic Energy Conversion System Connected to a electrical utility grid. The WECS is comprised of a doubly fed Induction Generator (DFIG) with self supplying reactive power [9]. The PV System consists of PV Array Supported with a Boost Converter. The grid interconnection converts the variable frequency and magnitude outputs from the hybrid wind/PV system to the synchronous frequency of the utility grid. The variable frequency and magnitude output voltages from the hybrid wind/SPV system are converted to DC voltages or so called DC links. The grid side inverter converts the DC link voltages to the synchronous voltages of the grid. A Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) is employed for generating gate pulse. The power issues such as active power, reactive power and harmonics arouse during interconnection of WECS and PV System to the Electrical grid can be overcome with insertion of STATCOM at the point of common coupling [1]. The Electrical grid is supplying to a non linear load.The ultimate aim is to reduce the harmonics and maintain the reactive power at a desired level. Thus the power system can able to supply active power efficiently to the load. [11] A hybrid energy system usually consists of two or more renewable energy sources used together to provide increased system efficiency as well as greater balance in energy supply. In this project, the hybrid energy system is a photovoltaic array coupled with a wind turbine. Figure 4.1 shows the schematic diagram of proposed system. TABLE 4.1 GRID INTERCONNECTED HYBRID SYSTEM DETAILS PARAMETERS RATINGS Grid Voltage 3-Phase, 25kV, 50 Hz Induction Motor/Generator 3.3 kVA,575 V,50Hz,P=4, Speed=1440 rpm, Rs= 0.01Ω, Rr=0.015 Ω,Ls=0.06 H, Lr=0.06 H Photo Voltaic Energy Con- PV Array (66*5*305.2W=100.7 kW) version System Open-circuit voltage: Voc= 64.2 V Short-circuit current: I sc = 5.96 A Voltage and current at maximum power: Vmp =54.7 V, Imp= 5.58 A Line Series inductance 0.05mH Inverter Parameters DC Link Voltage=800V, DC Link Capacitance=100µF,Switching Frequency= 2 kHz IGBT Ratings Collector Voltage = 1200V, Forward Current = 50A, Gate Voltage =20V,Power Dissipation = 310W Simulink model of hybrid energy conversion system The MATLAB/ Simulink model Consists of 6 wind turbines of 1.5 MW with 9 MW total Capacity. The six wind turbine is paralleled with Doubly Fed Induction Generator which is supplied with AC-AC Converter with DC link at rotor side to provide self supporting reactive power to rotor. This setup will provide a WECS for reliable active power delivery to the electrical grid. The AC Voltage of 575V from WECS is synchronized to 25kV with the help of a Potential Transformer. The PV Energy System with Boost Converter was designed and output DC Voltage is inverted to AC Power using Single level VSI. The AC Output Power of about 75kW with 260V AC Voltage is synchronized to 25kW with a Potential Transformer [2]. THD analysis with and without STATCOM for hybrid system THDAnalysis without STATCOM The simulation result shows the output voltage and current waveforms of the electrical grid without using STATCOM. The voltage and current waveforms gets distorted due to real and reactive power imbalance of grid. The THD can be computed using FFT analysis. The computation results in figure 4.2. In figure 4.3 shows that the voltage THD is about 47.86% of fundamental frequency and THD for current is about 12.22% of fundamental frequency. Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 E-ISSN 0976-3945 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology E-ISSN 0976-3945 Figure 4.1.Simulink Diagram for Grid Connected Hybrid System with STATCOM Figure 4.2 FFT Analysis for Load current without STATCOM THD Analysis with STATCOM Thus FFT Analysis shows that the voltage and current waveforms gets smoothened with Insertion of STATCOM across PCC in the grid. The computation results in figure 4.4 and figure 4.5 shows that the Current THD is about 0.86% of fundamental frequency and THD for Voltage is about 4.52% of fundamental frequency. The FFT analysis proves that Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakash et al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology the voltage and current THD are in the desired limits. . The magnitude of grid voltage and current is maintained at constant. The performance improvement can E-ISSN 0976-3945 be analyzed with switching the STATCOM to ON and OFF to ensure the reliability of the power system. Figure 4.3 FFT Analysis for Load Voltage without STATCOM Figure 4.4 FFT Analysis for Load current with STATCOM Figure 4.5 FFT Analysis for Load Voltage with STATCOM Int J Adv Engg Tech/Vol. VII/Issue II/April-June,2016/1225-1233 N. Prakashet al., International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology 5. CONCLUSION The controlled static compensator (STATCOM) is configured to regulate the terminal voltage with certain degree of accuracy. Herein it has been also observed that the transient stability can be increased by maintaining the transmission voltage at midpoint. This can be further enhanced by temporarily increasing the voltage above the regulation reference. The STATCOM-based control scheme for power quality improvement in grid is connected Hybrid Energy Conversion system and with non linear load. The power quality issues and its consequences on the consumer and electric utility are presented. The operation of the control system developed for the STATCOM-BESS in MATLAB/SIMULINK for maintaining the power quality is simulated. It has a capability to cancel out the harmonic parts of the load current. It maintains the source voltage and current in-phase and support the reactive power demand for the load at PCC in the grid system, thus it gives an opportunity to enhance the utilization factor of transmission line. The integrated Hybrid Energy Conversion and STATCOM with BESS have shown the outstanding performance. 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